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Boy Genius Report:
References to new iPhones, new iPod touch and new iPad found! — While today marks the first day the Apple iPad went on sale, it also gives us a glimpse into the upcoming stuff from Cupertino. One of our connects has been digging around the iPad filesystem and found references to the following:
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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Apple iPad review — The Apple iPad. The name is a killing word — more than a product — it's a statement, an idea, and potentially a prime mover in the world of consumer electronics. Before iPad it was called the Apple Tablet, the Slate, Canvas, and a handful of other guesses …
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Jeff Fox / Consumer Reports Electronics Blog:
Charging the iPad: Hit or miss — If you're used to charging your phone, music player, or device in the USB port of your computer, take note. So far, we've been unable to charge our iPads in any USB port on a non-Apple Computer. Apple Tech Support has told us that the iPad is designed …
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Dan Frakes / Macworld:
The iPad's charging challenge explained — Anyone taking possession of a shiny new iPad this weekend may have noticed an odd message when connecting their gadget to some computers or USB chargers: the words Not charging in the iPad's menu bar. We experienced the same issue during our initial testing …
Digits:
Bill Gates Remembers Personal Computer Pioneer — Bill Gates, co-founder and chairman of Microsoft, on Friday sent the Wall Street Journal this remembrance of Henry Edward Roberts, who died Thursday at the age of 68. Gates, who argues that Roberts deserves to be called the father of the personal computer …
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Janko Roettgers / NewTeeVee:
The iPad is for Porn — Mainstream media companies aren't the only ones gearing up for the launch of the iPad this Saturday. iPad users will also soon have access to plenty of porn optimized for Apple's touch-screen device, thanks to a number of studios working feverishly on converting …
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Square Turns Your iPad Into A Cash Register — As a general-purpose tablet, the iPad can be many things to many people: an ebook reader, a wireless TV, a touchscreen videogame console. But to store owners and business people it can also be a cash register, with the right app, of course.
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Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
iPad App Review Marathon Live — We're going in and reviewing as many iPad apps as possible—LIVE—right now, and updating throughout the day. We'll start with the essential apps. If you have a specific app you want reviewed, let us know in the comments.
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Gothamist, Macworld, Mobile Entertainment, App Advice, Mashable! and The Official Netflix Blog
David F. Gallagher / Bits:
Live Blogging the iPad's Big Day — Since the word “iPad” entered the collective consciousness back in January, there has been plenty of punditry about what Apple's new device means for the future of technology, media and life as we know it. On Saturday, people will finally be able to start making up their own minds about it.
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Live Dispatch From The iPad Line At SF's Flagship Apple Store
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Kim-Mai Cutler / VentureBeat:
ChatRoulette faces a stiff challenge in becoming a legit business — Video chat site ChatRoulette has been mocked by everyone from Jon Stewart on the Daily Show on down for the hordes of anonymous masturbators who sometimes lurk on the site. But Silicon Valley can't help falling in love with anything so trendy with young people.
John C. Dvorak / MarketWatch:
Publishing's last hope — Commentary: Old media is expecting too much from the iPad — BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Print media seem to be pinning a lot of hopes on the iPad. — In addition to creating a fantastic media promotional blitz to jack up the public for the iPad …
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Kdawson / Slashdot:
Print-On-Demand Publisher VDM Infects Amazon — erich666 writes “In recent months a flood of so-called books have been appearing in Amazon's catalog. VDM Publishing's imprints Alphascript and Betascript Publishing have listed over 57,000 titles, adding at least 10,000 in the previous month alone.
